INDIAN HISTORY

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Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujarat?
A
Ahmad Shah
B
Shama Khan
C
Tatar Khan
D
Zafar Khan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The kingdom was founded by Sultan Zafar Khan Muzaffar, whose ancestors were Tāṅks from southern Punjab. He rose to the nobility after marriage of his sister with Firuz Shah Tughlaq, the Delhi Sultan, and would become the Governor (Naib) of Gujarat under the Delhi Sultanate.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was Aḥmad Shah, the first independent sultan of Gujarat, who founded Ahmadabad (1411).

Detailed explanation-3: -The city was founded in 1411 to serve as the capital of the Sultanate of Gujarat, by its namesake, Sultan Ahmed Shah.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah II or Muzafar II, born Khalil Khan, was a Sultan of the Muzaffarid dynasty, who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate from 1511 to 1526. He was the eldest son of Sultan Mahmud Begada and his Rajput wife, Rani Hírabai. Coinage of Shams al-Din Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525).

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Itimad Khan. The last two Gujarat Sultans, Ahmad Shah III, and Mahmud Shah III were raised to the throne when they were young.

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